Even so, he remains optimistic about Vang Vieng’s future as a tourist destination. “I still think it’s very safe if tourists come to enjoy the nature, not for alcohol or illegal drugs.

VANG VIENG, Laos (AP ... It could get rowdy with cheap booze, illegal drugs and river sports sometimes turning deadly. People drowned or took a fatal blow after jumping into the river on ...

Simone White, 28, a London lawyer, died along with two Australian backpackers, two Danes, and an American after becoming unwell while visiting the town of Vang Vieng – a popular stop on the backpacker ...

Bethany said that when they arrived, staff initially wrongly suspected either food poisoning or drugs. All three were given treatment, but by this time Simone’s condition was deteriorating ...

Lawyer Simone White, 28, was one of a number of people taken to hospital after the incident in the popular backpacking town of Vang Vieng in Laos ... food poisoning or drugs, ITV News reported.

At the time of the incident, they stayed at Nana's backpackers in the popular tourist town of Vang Vieng. Their night out ... "There's a couple of drugs that - well there is one main drug that ...